Stymied - A situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.
Fecund - Producing or capable of producing offspring.
Rhubarb - Any of several plants belonging to the genus Rheum.
Enumerate - To mention separately as if in counting.
Botanist - A specialist in botany.
Botany - The science of plants.
Rife - Of common or frequent occurrence.
Pharmacological - The science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
Alkaloids - Any of a large class of organic, nitrogen-containing ring compounds of vegetable origin and sometimes synthesized.